Madeleine Albright, the first woman secretary of state, died on Wednesday at the age of 84. Her family announced her death in a statement. “We are heartbroken to announced that Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, the 64th U.S. Secretary of State and the first woman to hold that position, passed away …
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As a federal funding bill languishes in Congress, money to reimburse the cost of coronavirus lab tests for uninsured people officially ran out Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. The Health Resources and Services Administration was forced to shut down its Uninsured Program because Congress has yet to act on the …
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When Lollapalooza revealed this week that Metallica will headline the festival this summer, the announcement reminded some fans of the drama that resulted when the Bay Area bangers first headlined there in 1996. At the time, Lolla was still the premiere showcase for so-called “alternative” bands; top-billed acts in its …
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Harry Styles has announced his next album,Harry’s House,set to arrive May 20. The pop star shared a short teaser for the album, which boasts a snippet of instrumental music and begins with a kinetic montage of everyday life and footage from Styles’ live shows. The clip ends with Styles walking …
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Rod Stewart, Dolly Parton, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and more are set to partake in a free virtual festival, AARP Celebrates You, running March 24 through 26. The three-day online festival will feature a mix of conversations, sessions, cooking demos, movie screenings, lectures, and more. Stewart will perform a special …
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When you start a new business, one of your greatest challenges is convincing potential customers of your credibility. They need to know that your business can be trusted and that the product or service they’re paying for will be high quality and delivered in a timely fashion. Convincing them of …
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British post-punk pioneers Bauhaus return with their first new song in over a decade, “Drink the New Wine.” Recorded during lockdown, Bauhaus used the Surrealists’ “exquisite corpse” method to create the song, with each member coming up with a section without seeing what the other’s had done. The band set …
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There may not be a candidate for Congress in America who prized Trump’s endorsement more than Mo Brooks. The Alabama representative now vying for Senate splashed “Endorsed by Donald Trump” across his campaign logo, worked it into his Twitter name, and is such a fanboy of the former president that …
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There are hundreds of colorful lightbulbs behind the stage of the dive-y Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right, winking at the crowd gathered to see rock duo Mattiel. Then, suddenly, the room goes dark and a new image comes up to replace the lights: the projected face of Jeff Goldblum. “He …
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Vladimir Putin is ramping up his brutal assault on Ukraine, shelling civilians from Odessa to Kharkiv, and leveling the port city of Mariupol — leading President Joe Biden to denounce the Russian dictator as a “war criminal.” But if the initial days of the war were marked by some conservatives …
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